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Update on treatments for Parkinson's disease motor fluctuations: an internation...
de Bie, Rob M. A.; Katzenschlager, Regina; Swinnen, Bart E. K. S.; Peball, Marina; Lim, Shen‐Yang; Mestre, Tiago; Perez Lloret, Santiago; Coelho, MiguelObjective: To update evidence-based medicine recommendations for treating motor fluctuations of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Evidence Based Medicine in Movement Disorders Committee recommendations for the treatments of PD were first published in 2002 and regularly updated. The current review uses a new methodology, including the Cochrane R...
Embracing monogenic Parkinson's disease: the MJFF Global Genetic PD Cohort
Vollstedt, Eva‐Juliane; Schaake, Susen; Lohmann, Katja; Padmanabhan, Shalini; Brice, Alexis; Lesage, Suzanne; Tesson, Christelle; Vidailhet, MarieBackground: As gene-targeted therapies are increasingly being developed for Parkinson's disease (PD), identifying and characterizing carriers of specific genetic pathogenic variants is imperative. Only a small fraction of the estimated number of subjects with monogenic PD worldwide are currently represented in the literature and availability of clinical data and clinical trial-ready cohorts is limited. Objectiv...
Access and attitudes toward palliative care among movement disorders clinicians
Miyasaki, Janis M.; Lim, Shen‐Yang; Chaudhuri, K. Ray; Antonini, Angelo; Piemonte, Maria; Richfield, Edward; Alburquerque Gonzalez, DanielaBackground: Neuropalliative care is an emerging field for those with neurodegenerative illnesses, but access to neuropalliative care remains limited. Objective: We sought to determine Movement Disorder Society (MDS) members' attitudes and access to palliative care. Methods: A quantitative and qualitative survey instrument was developed by the MDS Palliative Care Task Force and e-mailed to all members for comple...